MetALD
Medical abbreviation · Gastroenterology
| Stands for | Metabolic and alcohol-related liver disease |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
MetALD stands for Metabolic and alcohol-related liver disease, a gastroenterology abbreviation.
Category created in 2023 for people who meet MASLD criteria but also drink more than minimal alcohol, roughly 140–350 g per week for women and 210–420 g per week for men. It recognizes that metabolic risk and moderate drinking often coexist and jointly drive liver injury.
Example: Steatosis, diabetes and about 24 standard drinks weekly in a 50-year-old man; classified as MetALD.
Usage notes
Written with a lowercase "et" and spoken "met-A-L-D". Above the upper intake thresholds the condition is classed as alcohol-related liver disease instead. The category exists so that trials and epidemiologic studies can track this large overlap group separately rather than forcing it into one bucket.
Related abbreviations
More gastroenterology abbreviations
- LBO – Large bowel obstruction
- LES – Lower esophageal sphincter
- LGIB – Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- MASH – Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
- MASLD – Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
- MELD – Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
- MRCP – Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- mt-sDNA – Multitarget stool DNA test
- N/V – Nausea and vomiting
- NAFLD – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- NASH – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- NG – Nasogastric
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.